Childhood friends

Childhood friends

Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune

Five friends since grade school, now each around age 75 — Kathy Sedlack, from right, Mary Jane Manley, Judy Claus, Miriam Bryant and Rosalie Lawinger — sit on a bench inscribed with their names at Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Experts say developing and maintaining friendships, as the women have, gives you the best opportunity to age successfully.

Five friends since grade school, now each around age 75 — Kathy Sedlack, from right, Mary Jane Manley, Judy Claus, Miriam Bryant and Rosalie Lawinger — sit on a bench inscribed with their names at Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Experts say developing and maintaining friendships, as the women have, gives you the best opportunity to age successfully. (Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune)

Five friends since grade school, now each around age 75 — Kathy Sedlack, from right, Mary Jane Manley, Judy Claus, Miriam Bryant and Rosalie Lawinger — sit on a bench inscribed with their names at Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Experts say developing and maintaining friendships, as the women have, gives you the best opportunity to age successfully.